The Spruce Budworm Information Session was held on May 1, 2025 and hosted by Keeping Maine's Forests. The session focused on the history of spruce budworm in Maine, the importance of monitoring populations through yearly branch sampling, the insecticides and approach (early intervention strategy) used for additive mortality in areas with rising spruce budworm populations, and the aerial spray program that will be implemented by some timberland owners in Northern Maine this spring. Video ... Read More ›
SAVE-THE-DATE! Spruce Budworm Information Session on May 1st, 2025
Join on Zoom by clicking here SAVE THE DATE! What: Spruce Budworm Information Session - This outreach and educational event is open to anyone looking for more information on the current status of spruce budworm outbreak in Maine and the early intervention strategy being implemented to limit its spread. Maine’s forestry community is diverse and interconnected - whether you are an interested member of the public who lives, works, or recreates in the Maine woods, this event may be for you. ... Read More ›
Kanoti to Provide SBW Update at Merryspring Nature Center, Camden
Tuesday March 21st, Noon-1, Camden ME. Entomologist Allison Kanoti of the Maine Forest Service will provide an update on spruce budworm in Maine at the Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. Members: Free, Non-Members $5.00. ... Read More ›
SBW Session at NESAF Meeting in Bangor
Thursday March 9th, 2017, 8am-930am, Bangor ME. A spruce budworm session will kick off the second day of the Northeastern Forest Pest Council (NEFPC) concurrent session at the Joint New England/New York Society of American Foresters/NEFPC meeting. Speakers to include Dr. Rob Johns and Dr. Daniel Kneeshaw. Registration fees apply.Registration details will be available at: https://sites.google.com/site/northeasternforestpestcouncil/meetings. ... Read More ›
Spruce Budworm Talk in Augusta October 20
Spruce Budworm Outbreak in NB and Maine: Monitoring & Citizen Science A Talk with Ecologist Rob Johns and Entomologist Allison Kanoti October 20, 2016 9-11 am MFS Southern Region Headquarters Bolton Hill Facility 2870 North Belfast Ave. Augusta Sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests Rob Johns of Natural Resources Canada will lead a discussion on the background, biology, and economic impact of the eastern spruce budworm, highlight the mass ... Read More ›